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The author reassesses the reasons for Nobunaga's attacks on the Buddhist temples and explores the long-term effects of his activities on the temples and on the relation between Buddhism and the state. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-pri



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*Map of Central Japan in the Sixteenth Century, pg. 1*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*CHAPTER I. The Buddhist Temples, pg. 15*CHAPTER II. Oda Nobunaga, pg. 59*INTRODUCTION, pg. 97*CHAPTER III. The Eradication of the Buddhist Temples' Military Power, pg. 99*CHAPTER IV. The Suppression of the Buddhist Temples' Economic Power, pg. 162*CONCLUSION, pg. 217*INTRODUCTION, pg. 233*CHAPTER V. The Place of Buddhism in Japanese Society Redefined, pg. 236*CHAPTER VI. "Post-Buddhist" Japan, pg. 264*Notes, pg. 285*Bibliography, pg. 411*Index, pg. 425

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691611822, 978-0691611822
      ISBN10: 0691611823

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The author reassesses the reasons for Nobunaga's attacks on the Buddhist temples and explores the long-term effects of his activities on the temples and on the relation between Buddhism and the state. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-pri



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*Map of Central Japan in the Sixteenth Century, pg. 1*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*CHAPTER I. The Buddhist Temples, pg. 15*CHAPTER II. Oda Nobunaga, pg. 59*INTRODUCTION, pg. 97*CHAPTER III. The Eradication of the Buddhist Temples' Military Power, pg. 99*CHAPTER IV. The Suppression of the Buddhist Temples' Economic Power, pg. 162*CONCLUSION, pg. 217*INTRODUCTION, pg. 233*CHAPTER V. The Place of Buddhism in Japanese Society Redefined, pg. 236*CHAPTER VI. "Post-Buddhist" Japan, pg. 264*Notes, pg. 285*Bibliography, pg. 411*Index, pg. 425

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